Daily Maverick

DM is much better if you are signed in...

Enter your email below and we will send you a mail with a link or one-time pin to login

Sign in with OAuth

Get Support DM Shop Support DM

chemical spill

Happy tomato and tadpole tales don’t tell the full story of UPL river devastation

South Africa

Happy tomato and tadpole tales don’t tell the full story of UPL river devastation

By Tony Carnie

Two years after UPL chemical inferno outside Durban, still no sign of a criminal trial

South Africa

Two years after UPL chemical inferno outside Durban, still no sign of a criminal trial

By Tony Carnie

UPL chemical inferno ‘more than doubles’ risk for heart disease and lung cancer in parts of Durban

South Africa

UPL chemical inferno ‘more than doubles’ risk for heart disease and lung cancer in parts of Durban

By Tony Carnie

UPL and Durban residents meet for the first time, 11 months after Cornubia chemical fire

South Africa

UPL and Durban residents meet for the first time, 11 months after Cornubia chemical fire

By Tony Carnie

Meeting between UPL and stakeholder forum was not meant for broader community or media

South Africa

Meeting between UPL and stakeholder forum was not meant for broader community or media

By Japhet Ncube

Durban residents challenge UPL: ‘Stop ignoring us. We are not legal ghosts’

South Africa

Durban residents challenge UPL: ‘Stop ignoring us. We are not legal ghosts’

By Tony Carnie

UPL spill — chemical firm has never ‘refused to recognise the Multi-Stakeholder Forum’

South Africa

UPL spill — chemical firm has never ‘refused to recognise the Multi-Stakeholder Forum’

By Jan Botha

UPL still won't recognise community watchdog forum after Cornubia’s catastrophic chemical spill

South Africa

UPL still won't recognise community watchdog forum after Cornubia’s catastrophic chemical spill

By The UPL Multi-Stakeholder Forum

UPL chemical catastrophe: Durban residents kept in the dark about the dangers on their doorstep

Business Maverick

UPL chemical catastrophe: Durban residents kept in the dark about the dangers on their doorstep

By Susan Comrie and Dewald van Rensburg for amaBhungane

UPL chemical catastrophe: We must close gaps in law and give communities proper information when disaster strikes

South Africa

UPL chemical catastrophe: We must close gaps in law and give communities proper information when disaster strikes

By Tony Carnie

Government no longer trusts UPL after ‘cynical’ attempt to delay Cornubia chemical directives

South Africa

Government no longer trusts UPL after ‘cynical’ attempt to delay Cornubia chemical directives

By Tony Carnie

Unanswered questions after arson attack at Durban pesticide warehouse and toxic air cloud

South Africa

Unanswered questions after arson attack at Durban pesticide warehouse and toxic air cloud

By Tony Carnie